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BETTER TOILETS FOR A BETTER WORLDAnnual Report 2016

39313HSE_World Toilet Org_Annual Report_297x210w_31pp.indd 1 17/7/17 9:55 AM

CONTENTForeword by Jack Sim, Founder pg.03

Progress on Sanitation pg.04

About World Toilet Organization pg.06

• OurVision

• OurMission

• OurApproach

Our Work pg.10

Advocacy and Awareness

• TheGlobalUrgentRun

• WorldToiletSummit

• UNWorldToiletDay

Education and Outreach pg.15

• SG50Exhibition:Singapore’s50-yearsanitationjourney

• SingaporeOutreachProgrammes(schools)

• MuseumExhibits

Building Toilet Infrastructure pg.17

• RainbowSchoolToiletInitiative

• FloatingSchoolToiletProject

Empowering Communities pg.20

• WorldToiletCollege-India

• WorldToiletCollege-Singapore

• SaniShop

Collaborations pg.24

• SwachhBharat-AP

• Lixil-SaToPan

• LeeKuanYewSchoolofPublicPolicy

• MOUwithECOSOFTTandBaselineResearch

Friends of WTO pg.26

• OurDonors

• OurPartners

The Team pg.28

• Volunteers/Interns

• Board

• Staff

Financials pg.30


FOREWORD2016markedthe15thAnniversaryoftheWorldToilet

Organization(WTO)andIampleasedtosharethattherehas

beena14percentincreaseinaccesstoimprovedsanitation

facilitiesworldwide,bringingthetotalto2.1billionhappy

toilet users!However,a third of the world stillhavenoaccess

toimprovedsanitationfacilitiesandofthem,946million

defecateintheopen.Sowhiletherehasbeenimprovementin

ourjourneytosolvetheglobalsanitationcrisis,WTOstillhas

alotofworkcutoutforitforthenext15years.

MeanwhileourprojectsinCambodia,China,Indiaand

Singaporeareprogressingwell,withafocusonthe4key

pillarsofourmission:advocacy,education,buildingand

empowerment.Thisincludesorganisingourannualsignature

eventsliketheUrgentRunandWorldToiletSummit,building

toiletinfrastructurebothonlandandoverwater,hygiene

awarenesseducationinschoolsandcommunities,sanitation

workertrainingviaourWorldToiletCollegeandlastbut

notleast,revivingoursocialenterprisefranchisemodel,

SaniShop.

Lastyearwealsointroducedourfirstsanitationthemed

communityexhibitionsinSingaporeaspartofourlocal

education and public outreach efforts. Together with

Singapore Management University, Singapore’s first

ToiletCleanlinessIndextomeasurethe cleanliness

ofpublictoiletsinhawkercentresandcoffeeshops was

launched.TheideaistogalvanisemoreSingaporeansto

takeownershipoftheirpublictoiletsandkeepthemclean

foreveryone.Finally,wealsorevampedourlogostomake

themmorestreamlinedandeasiertounderstandanduse.

In2017wearedevelopingournew5-yearStrategicPlanto

focusoureffortsonspecifickeyinitiativesthatcanmakethe

greatestimpactonourcontinuingjourneytoimprove

people’slivesinthesanitationsector.We have also added 3

new Board Members who have a wealth of organisational and

overseas experience which will help us expand and navigate

in countries like India and China. Wehopethatyoucanjoin

usinoursanitationjourney intheyearstocome!

JACK SIMFOUNDER, WORLD TOILET ORGANIZATION

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PROGRESS ON SANITATION

AccordingtoareportreleasedundertheWHO/UNICEFJoint

MonitoringProgramme(JMP),itisestimatedthatbetween

1990and2015,theuseofimprovedsanitationfacilitiesrose

from54percentto68percentglobally.Therefore,nearlyone

thirdofthecurrentglobalpopulation—2.1billionpeople—

hasgainedaccesstoimprovedsanitationfacilitiessince

1990.However,2.4billionpeoplestilldonothaveaccessto

basicsanitationfacilities.Lessthanhalfthepopulationin

47countrieshaveaccesstoatoiletorimprovedlatrine,

whichresultsin946millionpeopledefecatingintheopen.

Inadequatesanitationisestimatedtocause280,000annual

diarrhoealdeaths,transmitdiseases(i.e.cholera,diarrhoea,

dysentery,hepatitisA,typhoidandpolio),andcontribute

tomalnutrition.Poorsanitationalsosignificantlyimpacts

mentalhealth.Limitedaccesstosanitationoftenresults

innegativesocialandpsychologicalimpacts,especiallyfor

women.From2000to2015,sanitationplayedarelatively

minorroleontheglobalagendatohalveworldpovertydespite

thefactthatinadequatesanitationdisproportionatelyaffects

thepoorestpopulationsinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries

andperpetuatescyclesofpovertyanddisease.

Additionally,inadequatesanitationnotonlyrelatesto

environmentalsustainability,butalsogenderinequality,

childmortality,education,health,anddignity.Therefore,the

inclusionofsanitationintheUNSustainableDevelopment

Goals(SDGs)asastandalonegoalillustratestheprogress

thathasbeenmadetoprioritisesanitationontheglobal

agendaandtoaccountforitscomplexecologicalrole.By

2030,theSDGsaimto“achieveaccesstoadequateand

equitablesanitationandhygieneforallandendopen

defecation,payingspecialattentiontotheneedsofwomen

andgirlsandthoseinvulnerablesituations.”

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Themomentumgeneratedtowardensuringglobalaccess

toimprovedsanitationhasresultedinlarge-scalepolicy

initiativesatthenationallevel,mostnotablyinIndiaand

China.In2014,IndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModi

announcedthelaunchoftheSwachhBharatAbhiyan(‘Clean

IndiaMission’)whichseekstoeradicateopendefecation

inthecountryandconstruct110milliontoiletsby2019.In

2016,Coldplay,JayZ,andothercelebritiesperformedat

India’sfirstGlobalCitizenFestivaltocelebrateWorldToilet

Daywhichsoughttoraiseawarenessaboutthecountry’s

sanitationchallengesforanaudienceof80,000.Chinahas

alsoannounceditsplanstoembarkona‘toiletrevolution’

whichwouldseektobuildorrenovate100,000publictoilets

between2016and2020.

Acrosstheworld,sanitationstakeholdersarecomingup

withinnovativewaysofaddressingthechallengesposed

byinadequatesanitation.Fromtoiletlocatorphoneappsto

behaviouralchangeprojects,governments,international

bodies,civilsociety,andtheprivatesectorareplayingarole

intacklingthisglobalproblem.

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“Sanitation is more important than

political independence. ”~ Mahatma Gandhi, Leader of the Indian

independence movement.


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TheWorldToiletOrganization(WTO)isthe

leadingglobalvoiceforsanitation–anon-profit

organisationworkingtowardsaworldwith

clean,safetoiletsandsanitationforeveryone,

everywhere,atalltimes.

WTOwasfoundedbyJackSiminSingapore

onthe19November2001.Sinceitsinception,

WTOhasbroughttogetherkeyplayersfrom

governments,academia,civilsociety,multilateral

agenciesandtheprivatesectortoexplore

innovativeandsustainablesolutionstoendthe

globalsanitationcrisis.

ABOUT WORLD TOILET ORGANIZATION


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TheglobalMillenniumDevelopmentGoaltargetforsanitation

hasbeenmissedbyalmost700millionpeople.Theleast

developedcountriesdidnotmeetthesanitationtarget,and

only27percentoftheirpopulationhasgainedaccessto

improvedsanitationsince1990.

2.4 bil

27%

In2015,over 2 billionpeoplestilldonothaveaccesstopropersanitationfacilities.

Intheleastdevelopedcountries,only27percentoftheirpopulationhasgainedaccesstoimprovedsanitationsince1990.

WHY TOILETS?Weusethemeveryday–athome,school,work,restaurants,

shoppingmalls–yetweseldomtalkaboutthem.The

silencearoundtheissueoftoiletsandsanitationhasdeadly

consequences.Diarrhoealdiseases–adirectconsequence

ofpoorsanitation–killmorechildreneveryyearthanAIDS,

malariaandmeaslescombined.Nearly1,400children

diedperdayin2015fromdiarrhoealdiseasesduetopoor

sanitation.

“ Every dollar invested inwater and sanitation leads to

$4 in economic returns. ”~ Ban Ki Moon,

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations.


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VISION

MISSION“Toseeaworldwithaclean,safetoiletand

sanitationforeveryone,everywhereatalltimes.”

WTO’smissionistopromotetheglobalsanitation

movementthroughcollaborativeactionthatinspiresand

drivesdemandforsanitationandprovidesinnovative

solutionstoachievesustainablesanitationforall.

KEY PILLARS OF WTO’S WORK:Empowertobringaboutlong-termsocialchangeon

sanitation.WTOtakesamarket-basedapproachthat

empowerscommunitiestosolvetheirownsanitation

challenges.

Advocatetochangepolicyonsanitation.Throughitsglobal

advocacyefforts,WTOhasmadegreatstridesinbreakingthe

tabooassociatedwithsanitation.

Educatetochangemindsetsonsanitation.WTOcollaborates

withgrassrootsorganisationsandschoolstoincrease

awarenessoftheimportanceofsanitationinlocal

communities.

Buildtodevelopsanitationinfrastructureandcapacity.

WTObuildstoiletinfrastructureinvariousschoolsand

communitiesinseveraldevelopingcountries.

SUSTAINABLE SANITATION FOR ALL

ADVOCATE BUILDEDUCATE EMPOWER

•WorldToiletSummit•TheUrgentRun•UNWorldToiletDay•SpeakingEngagements

•SanitationRoadshow•SchoolOutreach•MuseumExhibits

•WorldToiletCollege•SaniShop

•RainbowSchoolToiletInitiative•FloatingCommunityToiletProject


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KEY ACHIEVEMENTSKEY MILESTONES

Founded World Toilet Organization Established World Toilet Day 19 Nov

Launched World Toilet College

Accredited by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Co-founded Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA)

Partnered with ICC, USA for setting Global Standards & Codes for toilets

Launched SaniShop in Cambodia – World’s 1st sanitation social enterprise

First local NGO to create and implement a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)

Launched SaniShop India in partnership with eKutir

Launched SaniShop Vietnam in partnership with Unilever

United Nations adopted 19 Nov as UN World Toilet Day

Achieved special consultative status with the UN ECOSOC

Launched the Urgent Run for UN World Toilet Day

Launched Floating Toilet Community Project in partnership with Wetlands Work!

Launched World Toilet College in India with GIWA and Reckitt Benckiser

Launched Rainbow School Initiative in Henan Province, China

Launched 50 Years of Sanitation Excellence Roadshow in Singapore

Launched Toilet Cleanliness Index in Singapore

WORLD TOILET SUMMITS

1st WTS Singapore:Nov19-21

2nd WTS Seoul, South Korea:Oct21-Nov2

3rd WTS Taipei, China:Oct10-12

4th WTS Beijing, China:Nov17-19

5th WTS Belfast, Ireland:Sept26-29

6th WTS Moscow, Russia:Sept6-9

7th WTS New Delhi, India:Oct30-Nov3

8th WTS Macau, China:Nov2-4

9th WTS Singapore:Dec2-4

10th WTS Philadelphia, USA:Dec4-6

11th WTS Hainan Island, China:Nov22-24

12th WTS Durban, South Africa:Dec4-6

13th WTS Solo, Indonesia:Oct1-4

14th WTS New Delhi, India: Jan19-20

15th WTS Kuching, Malaysia:Oct27-29

YEAR

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2014

2015

2016


ADVOCATE

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engagementsin2016.WTOspeakstoUN Headquarters,

philanthropygroups,schools,companies,NGOs,

grassrootsorganisations,governmentbodiesandawide

audiencethrougheventsandconferences.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTSOneofWTO’skeyadvocacystrategies,besidesitsmajor

annualevents,isachievedthroughitsregularspeaking

engagements.Thespeecheshelptoraiseawarenessof

theimportanceofsanitation,andinspireanddrivedemand

forsanitation.WTOengagedincloseto100speaking

URGENT RUNThethirdflagshipUrgentRuneventwasheldinSingapore

inthepicturesqueEastCoastPark–AngsanaGreenon

Saturday,5November2016.Around800participantsattended

the5.28kmrunwithasanitation-themedfancydressoption,

fungamesandluckydraw.

TheUrgentRun,WorldToiletOrganization’sannualeventfor

UNWorldToiletDay,isaglobalruntocallforurgentactionto

endthesanitationcrisis.Communitiesacrosstheworldcome

togetherinNovemberforsanitation-themed‘UrgentRun’

walksandrunevents,inthelead-uptoUNWorldToiletDay

on19November.

Launchedin2014,theinitiativehasgrownto63eventsheld

inover42countriesoverthelast3years!Participating

countriesincludedBangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia,

Cameroon, Canada, China, France, India, Italy, Kenya,

Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan,

Senegal, United States, Vietnam, etc.

63EVENTS

YEAR

1YEAR

2YEAR

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Jack Sim at a speakingengagement in Malaysia.


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FunactivitiesduringtheUrgentRun.

OurGOH,SeahKianPeng,VIPGuest,CKunalanandJacktakingawefie.

TheMCleadingtheUrgentRunnerstodotheBigSquat.

TheflagofffortheUrgentRun.

TheBigSquat,ledbyJackSim, isdonetounitethecrowdin

solidaritywiththe1billionpeopleintheworldwhoarestill

defecatingintheopen.TheGuestofHonourSeahKianPeng,

CEOofNTUCFairpriceCo-operativeLtdandMemberof

ParliamentforMarineParadeGRCtogetherwithCKunalan,

localOlympicsprintlegend,thenflaggedofftheeventand

joinedtheparticipantsfortherun. The morning concluded

with stage performances, a magic show, fancy dress

competition and lucky draw.


“ Sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase the human life span than any

kind of drug or surgery.”~ Deepak Chopra,

Author, public speaker, alternative medicine advocate.

TheWorldToiletSummit&Expo(WTS)isauniqueglobal

platformthatbringstogethersanitationstakeholdersto

share,learnandcollaboratetoaddresstheglobalsanitation

challenge.Theannualsummitisjointlyorganisedbyahost

governmentororganisationinvolvingpolicymakers,toilet

associations,non-profitsandfor-profitentitiesandprivate

sectorstakeholdersinthesanitationsector.

The15thWorldToiletSummitwashostedbyKuching,

Sarawak,MalaysiainOctober2016andheldinpartnership

withtheKuchingSouthCityCouncil(MBKS).Morethan750

delegatesfrom11countriesincludingthePhilippines,Japan,

India,Indonesia,Singapore,Sweden,Switzerland,South

Africa,IvoryCoast,andMalaysiaattendedthesummit.The

summit’sthemewas‘HappyToiletHealthyCity’andfeatured

speakers,panelists,andexhibitorsfromvariousinternational

institutions,privateorganisations,governments,andNGOs

whoengagedinworkshops,paneldiscussions,andkeynote

speechesfortwodays.

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OpeningCeremonyofWorldToiletSummit2016Kuching.YBSENATORDATUKPROF.DR.SIMKUIHIANMinisterforLocalGovernment,Sarawak

ThelaunchoftheWTSandunveilingoftheWTOGiantToiletBalloon!

WORLD TOILETSUMMITS15

SINCE 2001 IN MAJOR CITIES

WORLD TOILET SUMMIT

ThesummitfeaturedtopicsthataddressedMalaysia’s

sanitationlandscapeandincludeddiscussionsthatfocusedon:

• Properwastemanagement

• Sanitationtechnologyandsolutions

• Theuniquechallengesofruralandurbansanitation

• Publichygieneawarenessstrategies

• Theroletoiletsplayinimprovingtourism

• Genderissuessurroundingtoiletaccess

Internationalexhibitorsshowcasedtheirinnovationsand

solutionsatthe2daytradefair.CompaniesincludedWeida

Resources,Sar-AlamIndah,Kimberly-ClarkTrading,Madaya,

(Malaysia),PMESHK,(HongKong)3PTechnik,(Germany),

HygieneAsia,ACECorporation,(Singapore),TokyoInstituteof

Technology,(Japan),Gondovox,(SouthAfrica).

750DELEGATES

FROM 11 COUNTRIES


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SNAPSHOT OF THE EXPO AT WORLD TOILET SUMMIT 2016

TheKuchingDeclaration

“ Toilets are important to theimage of our country, particularly

in the eyes of visitors. ” ~ Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian,

Minister for Local Government and Housing, Sarawak

Theconferenceculminatedwiththesigningofthe

KuchingDeclarationbyJackSim,LocalGovernment

MinisterDatukProfessorDrSimKuiHianand

KuchingCitySouthMayorDatoJamesChan,

whichpledgedcommitmenttoensurewaterand

sanitationaccessforallasoutlinedbytheUnited

NationsSustainableDevelopmentGoals.The

declarationstressestheimportanceofaddressing

allaspectsofthesanitationecosystemand

focusesontheinfrastructural,socio-political,and

behaviouralchangesneededtoachieveSustainable

DevelopmentGoal#6.


In2013,ajointinitiativebetweentheGovernmentofSingapore

andWTOledtoSingapore’sfirstUNresolution,entitled

‘SanitationforAll’,callingforcollectiveactiontoaddressthe

globalsanitationcrisisthroughthecommemorationofWorld

ToiletDay.Theresolutionwasco-sponsoredandadopted

by122countriesatthe67thsessionoftheUNGeneral

AssemblyinNewYork.On24July,2013,the 19 November was

declared WorldToiletDayandbecameanofficialUNday.

In2016,WTDwascelebratedonamassivescaleculminating

attheGlobalCitizenFestivalinMumbaiwithperformances

bypopularBritishbandColdplayalongwithartistslikeJayZ,

DemiLovatoandIndiancelebritieslikeAmitabhBachchan,

ShahRukhKhan,ARRahman,KareenaKapoor,Sachin

Tendulkarandmanymore.Fanswonfreeticketstothe

eventbytakingactionsinsupportofeducation,equalityand

WORLD TOILET DAY

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ThefamousGiantToiletBalloonattheUnitedNations.

sanitationcampaigns.Ourfounder,JackSim,wasinvitedto

attendasaVIPguest.

Asaresult,WorldToiletDaygarneredmorethan6,700

piecesofmediacoveragegloballylastyear.Mediahighlights

includeAsahiShimbun,AssociatedPress,BBC,Channel

NewsAsia,DailyTelegraph,Guardian,HuffingtonPost,

IndianExpress,KBSNews,MSN,NewYorker,NDTV,NHK,

Sina.com,SouthChinaMorningPost,StraitsTimes,Sydney

MorningHerald,TimesofIndia,WashingtonPost,TheTimes,

Yahoo!News,ZeeNews(Source:MeltwaterServices).


“Today's decision to mark World Toilet Day on 19 November will help the UN

raise awareness and mobilise actionthat can save millions of lives.

”~ Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General

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EDUCATEmalam’andthevariousactivitiesaroundit.

ThepublicvisitedtheexhibitionandinteractedwithWTOstaff

whosharedwiththemSingapore’ssanitationhistoryand

itsdevelopmentwhileadvocatingitscriticalimportance.In

additionWTOpartnerswithgovernmentagencieslikePUB,

NEA’sPublicHygieneCouncilandNTUC’sUCareCentre

toshareSingapore’sadvancedsanitationinfrastructure,

promotetoiletcleanlinessandadvocateforbettertreatment

ofsanitationworkersinSingapore.

Aspartofoureducationandpublicoutreachefforts,WTO

introduceditsfirstsanitationthemedcommunityexhibitions

inSingaporein2016.Strategicallylocatednexttohightraffic

MRTtrainstations,weshowcasedthehistoryofSingapore

sanitation,theglobalsanitationcrisisandWTO’swork.

LastyearWTOorganised2roadshowsinJurongEastand

Tampines.Morethan10,000membersofthepublicvisited

themoverthecourseofeightweeks.Thepeoplewhocame

includedtheelderly,familieswithyoungchildren,young

professionalsandstudents.Besidesourmainexhibition,

theotherdrawsincludedourgiant‘toiletballoon’,‘pasar

SANITATION EXHIBITION ROADSHOWS

SanitationRoadshowinTampines.


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WTOconductsvarioussanitationandhygieneeducation

programmesinschoolsviaitspartnersinChina, Cambodia

and Singapore.InChina,WTOpartnersWuhanUniversity’s

WeiAiErSheng(WAES)PublicWelfareOrganisationandin

CambodiaitpartnersWetlandsWork!toteachlocalstudents

theimportanceofsanitationandhygiene.These

programmesareusuallyprovidedontopofthetoilet

infrastructurebuiltfortheschools.

Theclassesaimtopromotehabitsliketheproperuseof

toilets,handwashingwithsoap,knowledgeregardingtheoral-

faecalrouteandthetransmissionofpathogens,aswellas

improvingthestudent’slevelofpersonalgroomingandoral

hygiene.Olderfemalestudentswillalsoreceiveaseparate

classonmenstrualhygieneandcleanliness.Thisisdonein

ordertomaximisethemultitudeofbenefitsinvolvedinsuch

sanitationinterventions.In2016,oursanitationandhygiene

classesreachedmorethan1,500studentsinbothChinaand

Cambodia.

Locally,WTOoutreachestoschoolstoeducatethestudents

onthesignificanceofSingapore’ssanitationjourneyin

itsnation-buildingeffortsaswellasthegravesanitation

challengesfacedbyothercountries.Thishelpsyounger

generationsrealisetheimportanceofsanitationandhygiene

andnottotakeitforgrantedinSingapore.In2016,WTO

reachedouttocloseto1,000studentsfromvariouslocaland

internationalschoolshere.

WetlandsWork!demonstratingtostudentshowtowashtheirhands.

SCHOOL SANITATION AND HYGIENE EDUCATION

VictoriaJuniorCollegeValues-In-ActionFair.


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BUILD

in2016.Lastyear,4ruralschools,withanestimated1,300

students(average300studentsperschool)benefitedfrom

thenewtoiletbuildingseach equippedwitharecyclable

wastewatertreatmentplant.

ManyschooltoiletsinruralChinafaceproblemsofhaving

old,unhygienicdrysystemtoilets,absenthandwashing

facilities,andareoftendesignedwheretheexcretadisposal

siteislocatedrightbehindthetoiletbuilding–uncovered

andexposedtotheenvironment.

Often,theseschoolslackacohesivemanagementsystem

toupkeepandmaintainthefacilities,resultinginthetoilet

fallingintoastateofdisrepairandneglect.This,coupled

withstudentswhodonotpractisegoodhygienehabits,like

handwashingwithsoap,canresultinlong-lastinghealth

andenvironmentalconsequences.

Withtheultimateaimofinspiringpositive,long-lasting

behaviouralchangeamongChinesestudents,WTO’s

RainbowSchoolToiletInitiativehasprogressedsteadily

RAINBOW SCHOOL TOILET INITIATIVE

NewtoiletatFangLiPrimarySchool.

NewtoiletatDaSongPrimarySchool.


“As our agricultural industry modernize, thebuilding of new socialist countryside will

need to also progress with time;Hence, we must initiate a "Toilet Revolution"

to ensure that all villagers have access to good sanitation facilities.

”~ Xi Jin Ping,

President of People's Republic of China

President Xi visiting rural areas in China (Photo by Ju Peng, Xin Hua News)

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Alsoin2016,speciallytailoredhealthandhygienepromotion

classesweredeliveredto2ofthebeneficiaryschools.

WTOalsocollaboratedwithmorepartnerswithsimilargoals:

• KunShanYuTingFoundation(KSYT-Jiangsu),which

providesfreetoiletpapertobeneficiaryschools.

• SoapCyclingfromHongKongUniversity,whichprovides

freesoaptobeneficiaryschools.

HappystudentsfromDaSongPrimarySchool.

• HuaJieEnvironmentEngineeringCo.Ltd(Shanghai),which

providesmobiletoiletstobeneficiaryschoolsduringthe

constructionperiod.

WTOplanstocompletesixmoreschooltoiletfacilitiesbythe

endof2017,alongwithhygienepromotionclassesinatleast

anotherthreeschools.

“ No innovation in the past 200 years has done more to save livesand improve health than the sanitation revolution

triggered by invention of the toilet. But it did not go far enough. It only reached one-third of the world. ”

~ Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Former United States Secretary of

Health and Human Services.


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Top Left: SovannaChheun(MechreyTeacher),ChanCheeKong(Director,WTO),NhuengKheumOi(MechreyTeacher),SopheakSeng(MechreyTeacher),PhanyYeum(MechreyTeacher),SophalKhao(MechreyTeacher),SreylarVeng(MechreyTeacher),JohnKieu(TFF)andGregoryLecoent(Wirquin)

Bottom Left:AnnaGhnouly(WTO),GretaPuodziunaiteandElizabethGombert(EcoSoapBank),IrinaChakraborty(WWProgrammanager),NashaPestonji(WTO)&KimlyHeng(VolunteerHarpswellFoundation)

Untilrecently,nopropersanitationsolutionexistedforthe

almost100,000peoplelivinginfloatingcommunitieson

Cambodia’sTonleSapLake.Toaddresssanitationissuesin

thesefloatingcommunities,WetlandsWork!(WW)developed

theHandyPod,arevolutionaryproductthatcontainstheraw

sewageandtreatsitbyharnessingvariousbiologicalprocesses.

Thisprojectaimstoeliminateopendefecationbyproviding

sanitationsystemstofloatingschoolsandteachingstudents

On24November2016,adonorvisitwasconductedat

thelakewithstaffandvolunteersfromWetlandsWork!,

WirquinandEco-Soap,asustainableproducerofrecycled

soapbasedinCambodia.HandyPodshavebeeninstalled

atfourfloatingschoolsandthesecondphaseoftheproject

iscurrentlyunderway,whichinvolvesteachertrainingand

conductinghygieneawarenessclassesforthestudentsto

complementthenewsanitationfacilities.

Intotal,8HandyPodshavebeeninstalledbenefitting

approximately900studentsand650indirectbeneficiaries

intheirhouseholds.Theprojecthasdevelopedquitewell

withaholisticandsustainableapproachoftechnology

(HandyPods)andbehaviouralchange(hygieneawareness

classes)tothecommunities.

FLOATING COMMUNITY TOILET PROJECTtousetoilets,improvesanitationandhygiene,reduceschool

absencesduetodiarrhoea,increaseschoolattendance

especiallyforgirls,aswellasdrivingdemandforhousehold

toilets.

In2015,WTOandWWraisedmorethanUSD24,000forthe

projectviavariousplatforms.InFebruary2016,WTOraised

anadditional12,500EurosforthisprojectthroughWirquin,a

Europeansanitaryequipmentspecialistcompany.

Hygienetalkandsongssessionattheendofschoolday.


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EMPOWERWTC’strainingcoursesareprofessionallydeliveredby

EcoSanexpertsandbycertifiedtrainerswhohaveearned

theircertificationandskillsatWTC.Thus,WTCempowers

individualstoinvestintheirprofessionalandpersonal

developmentbybeingpartofasupportivenetworkof

sanitationstakeholders.Since2005,WTChastrainedmore

than5,000peopleacrossitsvariouscoursesandconducted

programmesandcoursesinthefollowingcountries:

• China(Hainan)

• Indonesia(Solo,BandaAcehandMeulaboh)

• India(TamilNadu)

• Singapore

aimedatpeoplewithhigherlevelsofeducation,suchaspolicy

makersintheWASH-sectorandNGOexecutives.Despitethe

importantrolecleaningprofessionalsofpublicandcommunal

toiletsplayintheupkeepoftoilets,mostofthetraininghas

notreachedouttothem.

TheWorldToiletCollege(WTC)startedasasocial

enterprisein2005withthebeliefthatthereisaneed

foranindependentworldbodytoensurebestpractices

andstandardsintoiletdesign,cleanlinessandsanitation

technologies.Whilethelackoftoiletsisanendemic

problem,poormanagementandhygienicmaintenanceare

equallyseriousissues.Awell-kepttoiletwillencourage

properusageandpreventdeadlydiseases.

ThegoalofWTC’sprogrammesistoensurethedignityof

sanitationworkersandelevatetheotherwisepoorimage

(andconsequentlowpay)reservedforthisemployment

categoryinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Thisisachieved

bytrainingandprovidingtoiletcleanerswithprofessional

skillsinbothcleaningandperformanceofsmallrepairs,

therebyboostingtheirself-confidence.Thisempowersthem

withtheopportunitytomastertheprofessionwhileatthe

sametimeenhancingtheirproductivity.

Accordingtothe2011census,400,000schoolsinIndia

lackbasicfunctionaltoilets,23percentofgirlsdropout

ofschoolbecauseoflackoftoilets,andmorethanhalf

ofIndia’spopulationstilldefecateintheopen.Thepoor

sanitationconditionsofIndiaresultinalossof$53.8billion

ineconomicactivity,orabout6.4%ofitsGDP.Despite

massiveinvestmentsbylocalgovernmentsanddevelopment

aidagenciesinlatrineconstructionandhygienepromotion,

Indiastillhasasanitationcrisis.Thelackoftoiletsisakey

issuebutprovisionofhardwarealonehasproventobean

unsustainablesolution.Moreover,theabsenceofproper

toiletmaintenanceleadstodirtytoiletsanddiscourages

peoplefromusingthem.

OneobstacleIndiafacesineffectingbehaviouralchangeis

thatthetrainingmodulesandcoursesofferedhavebeen

WORLD TOILET COLLEGE

WORLD TOILET COLLEGE INDIA

23%GIRLS DROP OUT OF SCHOOL

“ Toilet first, temple later.”~ Narendra Modi,

Prime Minister of India


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ThatiswhyWTOteamedupwiththeGlobalInterfaithWash

Alliance(GIWA),andReckittBenckiser(RB)tolaunchWTCin

Indiainlate2015.WTCIndiaaimstobuildcapacitytodevelop

theskillsneededtoachievetheCleanIndiamission.The

programmecaterstothecapacity-buildingneedsofpeople

TrainingoftheTrainersonProfessionalWashroomCleaning in India.

WORLD TOILET COLLEGE SINGAPORE

WTCTrainingforNTUCChildcarecleanersinSingapore.

ensurethehealth,wellbeingandhappinessoftoddlersand

youngchildren,andtopreventthespreadofillnessesand

diseaseoutbreaks.

InFebruary2016,WTOconductedcleaningtraining

workshopsforChildcareCentreAttendantsfromNTUCFirst

Campus,SingaporeaspartofitsWTCprogramme.Proper

hygieneandsanitationinchildcaresettingsiscrucialto

workingatdifferentlevelsinthesanitationvaluechain,which

includemiddlemanagementgovernmentofficials,school

representatives,localsanitationworkersandnon-profit

organisationrepresentatives.


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SANISHOPWTOpioneeredthecreationofSaniShop—asocial

enterprisethatimprovessanitationconditionsglobally

byempoweringlocalentrepreneurs.Theorganisation

starteditsmarket-basedapproachinCambodiain2009in

collaborationwiththeUniversityofNorthCarolina,Lien

AidandiDEinKampungSpeu.Sincethen,SaniShophas

builtmorethan12,000householdtoiletsandtrainedmore

than526salesentrepreneursin7provinces.

12,000 HOUSEHOLD TOILETS

526SALES ENTREPRENEURS

TocatertoSingapore’smulti-culturalsociety,thetraining

wasconductedinEnglish,ChineseandMalay.Thefeedback

fromparticipantswasoverwhelminglypositive–98.5

percentofparticipantsfoundthetrainingworkshoptobe

usefulfortheirjob.

Thetrainingworkshop,entitled‘PerformCleaning&

DisinfectioninaChildcareSetting’,wastargetedat

caretakersandchildcarecenterattendants,withmore

than330attendeesfromacrossSingaporeparticipating.

SalestalkatSaniShopCambodiainKampungChhnang.

From left:Mr.ChuchSo(VillageChief),Mr.HumSovanna(Principal)andWTOTeamatLoveaPrimarySchool.


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WTOandGlobalHeritagearecurrentlyworkingonidentifying

3to4newvillageswhereaccesstosanitationisanissuefor

bothschoolsandhouseholds.Inthemeantime,abusiness

planincludinglocalmarketresearchisbeingpreparedfor

thenextphase.GlobalHeritagewillcontinueitscommunity

involvementwithschoolsandhouseholdsinLovea,Kantreang

andKhnawithinformalsupporttoensuretheiraccessto

basicsanitation.

TheWTOSaniShopteamconductedthefirstbase-linestudy

intheprovinceofSiemReapbetween21and23ofNovember

2016.ThisprojectstudywasfundedandsupportedbySFA,

aFrench-basedmultinationalspecialisingintoiletsand

kitchens.AlongwithourlocalpartnersGlobalHeritage

Tours,wevisited3villages:Lovea,KantreangandKhna.We

interviewed3villagechiefs,4schoolprincipals,28students

(girlsandboys),4teachers,1non-profitorganisation(Room

ToRead)and1micro-financeorganisation(VisionFund

International).Inaddition,weinterviewed5householdsfrom

withinthevillagevicinity.

FocusGroupDiscussionswithschoolgirlsontoiletsandmenstrualhygiene.


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SigningofMOUwithSwachhAndhraCorporation.

COLLABORATIONSWACHH ANDHRA MISSION: ANDHRA PRADESH GOVERNMENT INITIATIVEIn2015,ChiefMinisterChandrababuNaiduappointed

JackSim,theFounderofWTO,asco-convenerofSwachh

AndhraMissiontogetherwithSpeakerofLegislatureDr

KodelaSivaprasadRao.Sincethen,Jackhasbeenworking

relentlesslywiththeAPgovernmenttowardsachievingopen

defecation-freestatusforthestate.

In2016,theAPgovernmentsealedthisrelationshipbysigning

anMoUwithWorldToiletOrganization.Themissionwasto

makeAPstatethe‘SanitationModelofExcellence’,mainly

throughitsinterventionsinfourcoreareas–

1) Capacitybuildingandeducation;

2) Behaviourchangeandawarenessactivities;

3) Low-costtechnologyandthesupplychain;

4) Sustainablefinancialmodels

Sincethen,WTOhas beenworkingclosely withtheSwachh

AndhraCorporation,anindependentbodyformedbytheAP

governmenttoavoidbottlenecksandspeeduptheexecution

oftheprogramme.Theorganisationhasthemandateto

implementtheobjectivesofSwachhBharatMission.

6.8millionoftheseruralhouseholds,whichconstituteastaggering67.5%ofthetotal,arewithouttoilets.

67.5%6.8MRURAL HOUSEHOLDS ARE WITHOUT

TOILETS


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LKYprofessorsinteractingwiththevillagers.

TheGovernmentofAPiskeentobuild6milliontoilets

forOpenDefecationFreevillagesby2018;giventhescale

oftheprojectaregularsupplyofrawmaterialtoachieve

thesettargetsisrequired.Thegovernmentisinviting

technologyprovidersthatcouldhelpbringdownthecost

ofproduction.Assuch,WTOinpartnershipwithAmerican

Standardhavesuccessfullypilot-testedinstallationofthe

SaTopansintwodistricts-AnantapurandVisakhapatnam

ofAP.

SaTopanisderivedfromthewordSafeToilets.Unlike

typicallatrinecomponents,whicharemadeofconcrete

orceramic,theSaTopanusesplastic,whichmakesit

inexpensivetoproduce,affordableforcustomers,and

manufacturingcanbesourcedlocally.ThelowcostSaTo

paniseasytoclean,andodourandflyfreebecauseofits

water-tightsealmechanismcontrolssystem.

SATO PAN PILOT TESTING

JimMcHale,VicePresident&GeneralManager,SaTo,explaininginstallationofthelowcostSaTopantocommunitymembers.

LEE KUAN YEW SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY VISIT TO ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIAWTOcollaboratedwithLeeKuanYewSchoolofPublicPolicy

toundertakeresearchactivitiesaroundsanitationissuesin

AP.Theresearchisself-fundedbyLKYSPPandtheteamof

LKYprofessorsvisitedAPinFebruaryandMay,2016again

withanaimtoconductresearchbasedstudiesinselected

districtsofthestate.Thepurposeofthestudyistosupport

theStateGovernmentinitseffortstoimproveruralsanitation.

TheteamconductedinterviewswithGovernmentofficials,

policymakers,andvisitedselectedvillages,interviewing

peopletofindoutmoreabouttoiletusageandmaintenance,etc.

WTOhassignedanMOUwithECOSOFTT,aSingapore-based

organisation,fortheexecution ofaninnovativesanitation

modelinselected villagesofAP.Themodelofferssustainable

solutionsforwater-sanitation-livelihoods andwellness

throughcommunity-ledtransformation. Itincorporates

globalbestpractices andofferscustomised solutionsto its

beneficiaries.

WTOisplanningtoexecutethistriedandtestedapproach

inAPin30villagesinaspanof3years.The firstpilotwould

beundertakeninVijayawadaMandalinthe Krishnadistrictof

thestate.In2016,WTOcompletedthebaselinesurveyforthe

selectionofvillages,mappingtheneedsandaspirationsofthe

targetedcommunities.Theplanistopilot-testtheapproach

in2017inselectedvillagesinAP,andWTOiscurrentlyinthe

processofraisingfundsforthepilot.


FRIENDS OF WTO

WorldToiletOrganization’svitalroleinadvocacy,capacity

buildingandprojectswouldnotbepossiblewithoutthe

supportofourpartners,sponsorsanddonorswhomwe

wouldliketoacknowledgeasfriends.Amongthesefriends,

wewouldliketospeciallythankthefollowing:

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SPONSORS & DONORS (in alphabetical order):• 3PTechnikSanitation

• Benevity

• KunshanYutingCharitableFoundation

• LeeFoundation

• Lixil

• MarineParadeMerchantsAssociation

• MDDEngineering

• PKEventsSingapore

• Poo~Pourri

• Saniflo

• SFA

• ToteBoardGroup

• Wirquin

• WuhanQuanding

KEY PARTNERS (in alphabetical order):• BartleBogleHegarty(BBH)

• BoPHub

• ECOSOFTT

• GlobalInterfaithWashAlliance(GIWA)

• GlobalHeritageTours

• InternationalLaborOrganization

• InternationalSchoolSingapore

• Kaimay

• KimberlyClark

• KuchingSouthCityCouncil(MBKS)

• MakeTheChange

• NationalEnvironmentAgency

• NTUC:FirstCampus;UCareCentre;USport

• PublicHygieneCouncil

• ReckittBenckiser

• SingaporeManagementUniversity(SMU)

• SwachhAndhraCorporation

• UN-Water

• Unilever

• WetlandsWork!

• WuhanUniversity’sWeiAiErShengOrganization

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• eg+

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Morethan120volunteerscontributedcloseto2,000hours–

workingonourprojectsandprogrammes,undertaking

monitoringandevaluation,supportingourongoing

communicationsandmarketing,andhelpingtoorganisethe

UrgentRunSingaporeandSanitationExhibitionRoadshows:

fromplanningtheeventtopackingracepacks,manningthe

eventrouteandexhibitionsandmakingsuretheeventswere

anall-roundsuccess.Withoutthegenerouscontributionsof

timeandeffortfromourdedicatedvolunteers,wewouldnot

beabletodowhatwedo.

Wewouldalsoliketothankthefollowinginternswhohave

helpedustremendouslywithcommunicationsandour

WASHprogramme:

• AnnaGhnouly

• ChloeTan

• EstellaOng

• EuniceYau

• PriyaBalachandran

• RizwanaBegum

• SarahMadison

VOLUNTEERS/INTERNS BOARD

THE TEAM

JACK SIMFOUNDER

CHUA HUNG MENGDIRECTOR

CHAN CHEE KONGDIRECTOR


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STAFF

TAN TONG CHENGFINANCE MANAGER

SARIKA SALUJAINDIA PROJECT MANAGER

ASHER CHUAIT OFFICER

JEREMY KHOOCOMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

CHLOE TANWASH OFFICER

NASHA PESTONJI PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER

LEO BAI LINCHINA PROJECT MANAGER

“ In many parts of the world, morepeople have access to a mobile device

than to a toilet or running water. ”~ Nancy Gibbs,

Managing Editor of Time Magazine


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FINANCIALSAllourFinancialStatementsfor2016,includingour

StatementofComprehensiveIncomeandBalanceSheet,can

beviewedhere


http://worldtoilet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/WTO_2016_Financial.pdf

428ARaceCourseRoad,[email protected]


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